Festival of the Greens raises$91,000 for regional hospital

SYDNEY — A successful Festival of the Greens holiday gala has resulted in a $91,000 donation for the Cape Breton Regional Hospital’s labour and delivery unit.

The money raised at the gala, which was held Nov. 24 at Centre 200 in Sydney, will be used to purchase three Panda bed warmers and other equipment for the unit. The bed warmers, which cost $28,000 each, are designed to keep newborn babies warm and healthy, while they are weighed and observed. They can also be used to monitor a baby, for X-rays or some types of surgeries.

“We could not have been more pleased with the success of the event this year,” says Andree Kelly, chair of the Festival of the Greens event committee. “Festival of the Greens is truly magical night for all involved and on behalf of the committee, I would like to thank the sponsors, auction and prize donors, volunteers and guests for making this night such a huge success.”

The ninth annual festival of the Greens was attended by more than 550 guests.

“This has been my first Festival of the Greens event as CEO of the Hospital Foundation and I am so pleased with what our generous community was able accomplished,” said Brad Jacobs, CEO of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation.